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The Interview
Survival Kit
for Midlife Women

What they don't tell you about interviewing after 40 — and how to walk in prepared.

You've done the work. You have the experience. And yet the modern interview process can make you feel like you're starting over.

You're not. You're navigating a process that was not designed with you in mind — but that doesn't mean you can't work it. This guide tells you how.

01

What interviewers are actually evaluating

The real criteria behind modern interview scoring — including what ageism looks like when it's dressed up as "culture fit."

02

How to answer the questions that trip people up

Scripts and frameworks for the hardest ones — the gap explanation, the salary question, the "where do you see yourself" trap.

03

How to talk about your experience without apologizing for it

Your 20 years of experience is an asset. Here's how to position it so they see it that way too.

04

The questions you should be asking them

What to ask at the end of an interview to assess whether the role and the organization are actually a fit for you.

05

Red flags and how to read them in real time

What to watch for during the interview that tells you more than the job posting ever will.

06

Templates and prep worksheets

A pre-interview prep checklist, a question bank, and a debrief template so every interview builds on the last one.

You're getting interviews but not offers.

  • You've been laid off and you're back in an interview process for the first time in years — and it has changed.
  • You're getting to the final round and then not hearing back. Something is breaking down and you don't know what.
  • You feel confident until the moment the interview starts, and then something shifts.
  • You've been told you're "overqualified" more than once and you're not sure how to handle it.
  • You want an honest assessment of what's working and what isn't — not cheerleading, not generic tips.

The Interview
Survival
Cohort

The guide gives you the framework. The cohort puts it to work.

Four weeks. Eight women maximum. Focused entirely on the interview process — from preparation through offer. Real feedback, real practice, real peers who are navigating the same thing.

The cohort runs every month. Register now and get full access to the Now What? community starting April 1 — regardless of when your cohort begins.

If you want something more intensive than the guide alone, this is it.

Interview Survival Cohort

  • Four weekly live sessions, 90 minutes each
  • Interview prep frameworks and real practice
  • Real-time feedback on your answers and positioning
  • Offer evaluation and negotiation in final session
  • Full access to Now What? community from April 1
  • Session recordings if you need to miss a week
  • 8 spots maximum — stays small on purpose
Format Four weeks, live
Cadence Runs every month
Size 8 women maximum
Community access April 1 regardless of cohort date
$297
Cohort plus full year in Now What? community.
Beta pricing for founding members. After founding cohort this price goes up.
Reserve Your Spot

8 spots per cohort. Community access starts April 1.

From Rachel
Rachel Maxcy

Founder, Embodied Work
HR Professional · Career Strategist

I spent 15 years in HR. I have sat on the other side of the interview table hundreds of times. I know what interviewers are actually thinking, what they write on their scoring sheets, and what kills a candidacy in the first ten minutes.

And then I got laid off. And I had to interview again. And I can tell you from both sides of that desk — the process is not neutral. It is not designed to surface the best person. It is designed to surface the person who is best at the process. That is a very different thing.

This guide is what I know from the inside. The cohort is what I built because I couldn't find the support I needed when I was in it — and I don't think you should have to figure this out alone either.

You've been in the room.
Now walk in prepared.

Start with the free guide. Go further with the cohort. Either way, you don't have to figure this out alone.